Leaf springs

HKkid · Jan 4, 2012

rambob said:
back in the day, the cheap way was to remove a leaf from the pack.

It still is...

rambob · Jan 4, 2012

I wasn't sure how frowned upon that method is now. we were broke kids back 15 years ago when I did this to my s-10. I had a good bit of stacked blocks and cut the front coils as well.
but when something goes bad, it is an epic failure. clipped a ubolt on a manhole cover when the city was repaving, everything came apart from the rear axle.

HKkid · Jan 4, 2012

rambob said:
I wasn't sure how frowned upon that method is now. we were broke kids back 15 years ago when I did this to my s-10. I had a good bit of stacked blocks and cut the front coils as well.
but when something goes bad, it is an epic failure. clipped a ubolt on a manhole cover when the city was repaving, everything came apart from the rear axle.

Damn, thats crappy. I guess just make sure you get shorter Ubolts. I have a buddy who has a crawler, and while he isn't doing it to lower it, he is constantly buying used springs and restacking them to get his desired height...

rambob · Jan 4, 2012

yea, the ubolts weren't too long. too much drop block made is just a few inches off the ground. they would hang up on everything.
taller tires would have helped. now knowing more than I did then, I should have flipped the ubolt so the threads were facing up.
it still would have damaged something. everything was really close to the ground. the front was eventually bagged. the pinion angle was always terrible. I learned alot from that truck. and have never lowered a truck since.

TheMaddog · Jan 4, 2012

lol, this is actually my 1st lowered truck. pretty amped about it, i don't know too much about lowering, but i have the big picture

KGBIGCOUNTRY · Jan 4, 2012

Make sure its all shimmed right

TheMaddog · Jan 4, 2012

will do. thanks for the reminder

TheSatinPumpkin · Jan 4, 2012

Some folks in your area has some sweet lowered/slammed rides.

TheMaddog · Jan 4, 2012

Yeah, I have a friend who has a slammed blue 350z. Its so sick. But I don't know anyone with a drop like what I'm getting. And it actually showing

BlackedOutHemi · Jan 4, 2012

There's a lot of people around here with slammed rides. Aren't you just getting the 2" drop shackles?

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HemiBabe · Jan 4, 2012

lol, if you're just getting the drop shackles, those are a piece of cake to install, however you cant really tell a big difference from stock height. So what are you lookin to lower it?

TheMaddog · Jan 4, 2012

Yeah, I'm just flipping it. Stock sucks

HemiBabe · Jan 4, 2012

Ok, so you're getting a flip kit?

TheMaddog · Jan 4, 2012

Yeah. Not sure when. But I'm getting it

EJM05 · Jan 4, 2012

Are you gonna get your rims first or the flip kit?

TheMaddog · Jan 4, 2012

Most likely the flip kit, I'm using some of my tax returns for the rims. But some $$ is going in the bank. Not sure how much though.

TheSatinPumpkin · Jan 4, 2012

its an addiction. It always starts w/ drop shackles lol.....and then.

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HemiBabe · Jan 4, 2012

^^ yep! Drop shackles was what I did 1st... now look at all I've done hahaha

TheSatinPumpkin · Jan 4, 2012

Same here. I would bag it if I didn't live on dirt roads.

Either way Maddog its going to be nice not having the rear facing the moon.

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TheMaddog · Jan 4, 2012

^^AMEN. I like what they tried to do, make it look like a hot rod. But they neglected te fact that it's still a truck.

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